The novel corona virus challenges the world. Covid-19 lung disease is spreading rapidly in China, and the situation there is serious. Current information about the virus SARS-CoV-2.
- The fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 * has been a challenge for the global community since January 2020.
- In China, more than 2,000 people (as of February 19) have died from an infection with the pathogen that triggers the lung disease Covid-19 *.
- The virus is extremely contagious.
Corona virus is spreading - climax only in late February?
Wuhan - The SARS-CoV-2 virus, known as coronavirus , appeared in the Chinese province of Wubei in early December 2019. Since then, the virus has been spreading rapidly. China is taking drastic measures to contain the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and to stop the new lung disease Covid-19 . Authorities have largely cordoned off the province from the outside world.
Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was one of the first to warn of the mysterious lung disease . However, according to his account, the Chinese police tried to silence him. The young ophthalmologist died of an infection in early February.
The number of coronavirus deaths in China has officially increased to more than 2,000. A total of 74,185 people have contracted the virus. Experts do not expect the Covid19 epidemic to stabilize until the end of April. The peak of the coronavirus outbreak could therefore probably be reached in late February. This was the result of calculations by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In the peak calculation of the team around the mathematician Adam Kucharski, the travel restrictions around Wuhan were also taken into account.
Scientists are working flat out on a vaccine against the virus *. But developing a vaccine is a lengthy and tedious process that can take years.
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Coronavirus outside of China: WHO sees no reason to panic
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that the novel virus affects only a very small proportion of people outside of China. In Germany, 16 infections * with the novel corona virus are known. The first coronavirus cases were known in Bavaria * in connection with the auto supplier Webasto.
Over 540 people were infected with the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus on the cruise ship "Diamond Princess". After a 14-day quarantine, the first passengers were allowed on board on Wednesday (February 19). In Cambodia, the cruise ship "Westerdam" is affected by the corona virus.
Because of corona virus: Russia imposes an entry ban on the Chinese
Russia has imposed a temporary entry ban on the Chinese because of concerns about the introduction of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus, the news agency dpa reported on Wednesday. As of this Thursday, all planned entries for work or for tourism and study purposes are affected, according to a decision by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Russian media described the unusual step of such a "total ban" on Wednesday as unprecedented.
Experts believe that global expansion is possible, but advise to be calm and prudent. As with the flu and all other pathogens causing respiratory infections, washing hands, keeping a distance and having the correct cough and sneeze label is important for personal protection against infection.
The Robert Koch Institute and the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) have compiled all information about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
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